Overview
- World Rugby named 23 referees from 11 nations to officiate 34 Tests across October 18–November 29, with ten officials each appointed to two games.
- Australia’s Angus Gardner will referee France v South Africa at Stade de France in a headline fixture.
- Hollie Davidson, fresh from the WRWC 2025 final, is assigned Portugal v Hong Kong China and Wales v New Zealand on November 22.
- Luc Ramos will close the window with Wales v South Africa on November 29, while Ben O’Keeffe opens the Tests with Japan v Australia on October 25.
- Referee development features prominently, with U20 graduates such as Ben Breakspear on Romania v Canada and Argentina’s Damián Schneider on Scotland v USA, while appointments for the Final Qualification Tournament are still to be confirmed.